HOUSES

Bosnek 1

36 (a) da se mnògo òdi i stàra ni bèše kɤ̀štata dèdoto ni dàde

to go out much. Our house was old, Grandpa had given it to us,

37 (a) i màma nèma bravà da se zakl’ùči a onà tùreše ednò dɤ̀rvo

and Mom didn’t have a lock on the door. So she would put a piece of wood,

139 (a) kɤ̀štiti sa im u vodà ne sì odìla na vètrenata vodenìca

Their houses are in the water. You haven’t gone. At a windmill

Bosnek 2

12 (a) u odajàta go vìkaxme nèma stài nèma tovà golèma odajà ìmaxme

in the chamber, we called it. No [separate] rooms, we had this big chamber,

Gela 3

21 (c) tàm si ìmame kɤ̀šta decàta mì sa tàm i takà

We have a house there, my children are there, and that’s how it is.

88 (c) pustruìme si ednà kɤ̀štička i dɤšter'àta i sinɤ̀ sìčki sme

We built a little house there, and my son and daughter – we’re all

89 (c) f ednà kɤ̀šta ta sme dubrè zasegà žìvɤ zdràvɤ

in the same house. For now we’re fine – alive and healthy.

Godeševo 3

15 (VZh) [Вие ли построихте тази къща?]

[Were you the ones who built this house?]

16 (b) abè nè jə kùpifme

Ah, we bought it.

17 (a) kɤ̀wpifmè jə ud ədɤ̀jn čuv'àk tòj sə iss'è̝li ə pə

[Yes,] we bought it from a man. He moved away, and then

18 (a) nìe jə kɤ̀wpime nìe si sme segà ugrədɤ̀jli drùgə

we bought it [from him]. Now we’ve built another one

19 (a) əmə f nèjə ne smè sed'àli

but we haven’t been living in it.

20 (a) seà sme fəf sàə kulìbə f sàə kulɤ̀jbə

Now, we’re in this hut. [In] this hut!

Golica 2

7 (a) i tò tò i tu tɛ̀s mu e kɛ̀štətə tùka

And that, that – this is his house here.

11 (a) drùgata i tì mlògo kɛ̀šti enò wr'ɛ̀me

the other one. There were a lot of houses in the old days,

12 (a) t'a tɛ̀s kɛ̀šta sàmo ostɑ̀wa enovr'ɛ̀mešnit'ȅ kɛ̀šti

[but] this is the only house left. The old-time houses

13 (a) ot tɛ̀s pò dòl'ni b'àha

were [even] worse this one.

Gradec 1

128 (a) da ma vìdi nè e štrapnàl a jàla go

to see me, and he hasn’t put a foot [near us]. But there he is

129 (a) e tè u onàa kɤ̀šta pràvo tàm

just in that house right over there.

Graševo

54 (a) tùkə živèe tàa kɤ̀štə nàšə

[S]he lives here. This house [is] ours.

Iskrica 2

1 (b) jenò vrème̝ čorbədžìiti sə n’àməli mnòu gol’ɛ̀mi kɤ̀šti̥

In the old days the rich people didn’t have very big houses.

Kralevo 1

17 (a) nəpràihme nə edɨ̀nə bràt tàm dòlu dònətə mahlɤ̀ ədnɤ̀ kɤ̀šticə

[And] we built a little house for one brother in the lower quarter down there,

20 (a) nə krɨ̀vu.pòl’e i sigɛ̀ kɤ̀štətə s’ stvì n’àmə hòrə f nè̝hi

in Krivo Pole. So now the house is sitting empty, nobody lives in it.

23 (a) nə dəšterɤ̀tə stòrime blòk uf hàskuu ut trùt

and built my daughter an apartment (in a complex) in Haskovo from that work.

64 (a) nàči ə t’èkəzəs’ètu tòlku b’èhme speč’è̝lime si blòk sɨ nəpràihme

You see, in the cooperative farm we earned a lot, built an apartment complex

65 (a) i hè̝le i tùka kɤ̀štə si nəpràihme i nə nòə bràt ustànə

and we even built a house even here. And [something] left over for the other brother.

Markovo

1 (VZh) glèdame če ìmaš mnògo xùbava kɤ̀šta à də ni raskàžeš

We see you have a very nice house. [Can] you tell us

2 (VZh) kak ste jə stroìli kɤ̀štətə tùka li si rodèna tì

how you built this house, and [whether] you were born here

3 (VZh) f tàa kɤ̀šta

in this house?

4 (a) ni sɤ̀m rud’ènə à f tàə nìj gə pràime səz d’àdutu̥

I wasn’t born – Oh, in this house! We built it with my grandfather.

5 (a) nìe t’à kɤ̀štə b’èše tùrska nəlì inò vr’èmi bilò tùrsko

We – this house was Turkish. It used to be Turkey back then, you know

6 (VZh) dà

Yes.

7 (a) či d’àdu tòt’u nə d’àdu mu nə mɤžɤ̀ mi d’è

And Grandpa Totya, my husband’s grandfather, you know

8 (a) ə kùp’əl tvà m’àstu̥

he bought this lot

10 (a) kùp’əl tvà m’àstu zəvàrihmi inɤ̀ inɤ̀ stàičkə i tìj nəpràili òšti inɤ̀

He bought this lot, and we found a – a little room. And they built another [room]

11 (a) ej nət səjvànə i s’ètn’e nìj tòj sv’èkərə gu ubìli fəf vujnɤ̀tɤ̥

up there above the porch, and then we – My father-in-law was killed in the war.

26 (a) tìj ìmət dv’è decà i nìj dv’è i nəpràime è tàə kɤ̀štə

They had two kids and we had two, and so we built this house here,

27 (a) t’à mnògu ni e gul’àmə grədìntə è tàə kɤ̀štə gə nəpràvihmi

it’s got a really big garden. So we built this house,

28 (a) fɤ̀rl’əə čòp t’à sə pànnə nə d’èverə

and they drew lots [for it], and the brother-in-law got [the house].

35 (a) rəzd’elìhme sə tòj kàe d’àdutu às kàe n’àmə də stujɤ̀

We parted ways, and Grandpa said, “I,” he said, “am not going to stay

36 (a) f tàə kɤ̀štə às pə mnògu trùt dàdəh vìkə zə unàə

in this house. I put a lot of work into that,” he said,

37 (a) əmə pannà sə n’èmu əmə vìkə əkù sə b’èše̥ pənnàlə pək m’èn’ə

“but he [the brother-in-law] got it. But,” he said, if in fact it had come to me,

38 (a) tòj štèž də prežìv’èe f tàə kɤ̀štə n’àməše ə si nəprài

he would have lived out his life in this house. He wouldn’t have made [a house],

39 (a) mə às si nəpràvih i gə səbòrili unàə kɤ̀štə i gə nəpràili

but I did.” So they tore down that house and built [another one].

40 (a) prudàdəjme idìn kətɤ̀r prudàdəjmi si fc’èti i nəpràvihme èj tàə kɤ̀štə

We sold a hinny, and we sold our sheep, and we built this house here;

41 (a) opràimi segɤ̀ i tàm si nəpràihmi kùhn’ə ìzbət

we just now fixed it up. And we built a kitchen there [over] the cellar;

42 (a) c’àlətə e nə ìzbə i mlògu no mlògu ni e živòtə

the whole [house] is over the cellar And – it’s a lot [of work], but [a good] life.

145 (a) əmi ə čirpàn žuv’èjət čirpàn kɤ̀štɤ ìməmi

Oh, they live in Chirpan, we’ve got a house in Chirpan.

Mogilica 3

91 (a) pə grədìnite mi nàmi flɛ̀ze regulàcijə tè gu zemàhə sìč'ku

[But] our gardens – this regulation came [into force] and they took it all,

92 (a) kɔ̀š'ti nəgrədìhə mnògu sme ə zlubèni nìe usòbenu

and built houses [there]. We're very embittered. Us especially –

98 (a) ti kàzvəm i nəgrədìhə kɔ̀š'ti e təkvì təgà besràmnici

[Like] I told you, they then [went and] built houses and stuff. Shameless ones!

99 (a) də gi e nè sràm kədènu sə ugradìli bàre

They should be ashamed of themselves for building what they did. At the least

Oborište 1

54 (MM) ama k znàči ə kɤ̀štite ne b’àxa kato tìja

So then houses weren’t like these [now].

55 (MM) ìmaše sɤs odžàci takà li

They had hearths, right?

56 (a) ìmaše ìmaše ama segà a napràvixme sè

They did, they did. But now we’ve made ourselves all –

57 (a) n’àšto modèrni stanàxme ta [laughter]

we’ve gotten to be somewhat modern [laughter]

58 (MM) ama tàa kɤ̀šta vàšta e stàra ə i kòlko e stàra

But this house of yours is old. How old is it?

59 (c) ne znàm

I don’t know.

60 (a) ami pe pedesèta godìna e pràvena

Well, it was built in 1950.

61 (MM) pedesè è znàči predì tovà vəf ə onìja stàrite

1950. Ah! Then before that, in those old ones –

62 (a) pedesèta godìna e pràvena

It was built in 1950.

63 (MM) vɤf pò stàrite kɤ̀šti

In the older houses …

65 (MM) e ìmalo odžàci

… there would have been hearths.

66 (a) pò stàrite

the older ones.

67 (MM) a tɤ̀zi nè e ìmalo odžàk takà li

But this one didn’t have a hearth, right?

70 (a) pò stàr ə pò takòvo

Older, more like –

71 (MM) a tì še ni kàžeš kakvì b’àa i kɤ̀štite ednò vrème

So you’ll tell us what houses were like in the old days [O.K.]?

72 (a) emi stàrovrèmski kɤ̀šti

Well, the houses of olden days –

74 (a) starovrèmski kɤ̀šti sɤsᵊ po ednà takòva ə oddòle ili nàsipᵊ

Old-fashioned houses! Each had one of – well, earthen fortification underneath

75 (a) i dvè stài odgòre i kɤ̀šta i sòba mu vìkaxme

and two rooms above. The house and what we called a “soba” –

76 (a) dvè stài a pɤk ìnače pòsle zèa gi pràvɤtᵊ

two rooms. Otherwise – later they started to make them

77 (a) pɤ nɤ dvà etàža ta odgòre dvè sòbi oddòle

with two stories: two rooms above and down below –

77 (a) pɤ nɤ dvà etàža ta odgòre dvè sòbi oddòle

with two stories: two rooms above and down below –

77 (a) pɤ nɤ dvà etàža ta odgòre dvè sòbi oddòle

with two stories: two rooms above and down below –

78 (a) zìvnici im vìkaxme pɤk

what we called “zivnitsi” (basements).

79 (MM) e u zìvnicite kakvò bèše

And what was in the basements?

80 (a) i mòžeše a sa živèe i vɤf edìna bagàš si tùr’axme

Well, you could live [there], and in one of them we used to put luggage

83 (a) takà za takòva za xranɤ̀ dè

Like – well, for food, you know –

84 (MM) dà

Yes –

85 (a) slàgat

[that’s where] they put [it].

Rakovski

43 (a) sestrà mi sɨ kùpɨ dù:r nəpràvi sɨ kɤ̀štə

My sister bought herself a plot of land and built a house,

44 (a) nɨ̀e si ustànɤjme u stàrijə dù:r səs svekərɤ̀t

[but] we stayed in the old homestead with my father-in-law.

Salaš

3 (a) è tàm imàlo tùrska ìža jà u n’ù sɤm se rodìla

There’s a little Turkish house over there, I grew up in it.

Široka Lŭka

42 (VZh) [Много ти е хубава къщтата!]

[Your house is very nice.]

43 (a) hùbava si e kɔ̀štasa če zgà tùk me e ustàil mažɔ̀

[Yes,] it’s a nice house. My husband left me here.

Stikŭl 1

80 (a) tè izmrɛ̀hə bràk’ata tìjə ìmət nəslɛ̀dnɨcɨ zgà kɤ̀šti imɛ̀hmə

[All my] brothers died, they’ve got heirs now. [Since] we had [several] houses

81 (a) pu ədnò pu dvè krətò̝h sàdehmə kərtò̝f sàdehme pu mlògu

[they’ve got] one or two each. We used to plant potatoes, a lot of potatoes.

Sŭrnica 3

125 (MM) pàdat drèxite i da ne napàdat kɤ̀štite

… get into [your] clothing or take over the houses.

Sŭrnica 4

1 (MM) jà da si spòmniš tì kəkvì b’àxa kɤ̀štite ednò vrème

Recall for me what houses were like in the old days.

2 (a) dɤ̀rv’eni əmi mòjtə kɤ̀štə nàštə

[They were] wooden. Well, my – our house …

4 (a) kədètu žəvɛ̀jə jà

… where I live …

5 (MM) kə kakvà bè kakvò ìmaše f ednà kɤ̀šta

What was – what was it like inside a [typical] house?

6 (a) òho let’ì izgòre vəlì dəskìte kàp’ət vəz nàs

Oho! [when] it rains, the boards above drip on us!

8 (a) čɤtmɤ̀ dərvà bilà ə təkà mòjə bəštà [unintelligible]

The wooden roof beams that – my father [unintelligible] –

9 (a) z bilà fsèč’eni

the beams were inserted …

11 (a) istùk istùk drùgutu fsèč’enu gi zəkàč’ət

from here to here, another one fitted in, [you know how] they hook [them in],

12 (a) a tùkənà je səs sə č’erv’ènə kàl’ ìməš’e

And over here, it was – there was red mud.

13 (b) od glìnə

[It was made] of clay.

14 (a) tùk istàtək d’èt ìmə t’èlve tàm ìmə č’erv’ènə kàl’

From here over to where the wires are, there is red mud.

15 (a) meždu bilàtə màž’eš’ də n’èmə dùpki ə təkà

You plaster it on between the roof beams so there won’t be any holes – like that.

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